US unfreezes foreign aid for Taiwan and other security interests | Taiwan News | Feb. 22, 2025 16:17

US unfreezes foreign aid for Taiwan and other security interests | Taiwan News | Feb. 22, 2025 16:17

Exemptions to Trump's aid freeze include US$870 million for Taiwan | Feb. 22, 2025 16:17

Reuters.The agency received a list of 243 additional exemptions approved as of February 13, totaling $5.3 billion. This list is the most detailed account of the funds withdrawn since Donald Trump ordered a freeze on aid. The document also demonstrates the White House's desire to cut funding for programs that the administration does not consider critical to U.S. national security. The list includes programs that will still receive funding, as wel…

The Trump administration has unlocked $5.3 billion of previously frozen foreign aid, but the vast majority goes to security and counter-narcotics programs and not to humanitarian aid, according to a recent list of exemptions (via Reuters). While military aid to Israel and Egypt was quickly approved, exemptions for humanitarian programs have been scant. The funding list reveals that $4.1 billion will support arms sales and military assistance, al…

Trump Administration unfreezes $5.3 billion in aid, but mostly for security, not humanitarian programs

The Trump administration has released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, but the vast majority is allocated to security and counternarcotics programs rather than humanitarian relief, according to a recent list of exemptions (via Reuters). While military aid to Israel and Egypt was swiftly approved, exemptions for humanitarian programs have been scarce. The funding list reveals that $4.1 billion will support arms sales and military a…